# MeasuredText
Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
# MeasuredText
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Kotlin\|[Java](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/text/MeasuredText "View this page in Java")
```
open class MeasuredText
```
|---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [kotlin.Any](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-any/index.html) ||
| ↳ | [android.graphics.text.MeasuredText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/text/MeasuredText#) |
Result of text shaping of the single paragraph string.
```kotlin
Paint paint = new Paint();
Paint bigPaint = new Paint();
bigPaint.setTextSize(paint.getTextSize() * 2.0);
String text = "Hello, Android.";
MeasuredText mt = new MeasuredText.Builder(text.toCharArray())
.appendStyleRun(paint, 7, false) // Use paint for "Hello, "
.appendStyleRun(bigPaint, 8, false) // Use bigPaint for "Android."
.build();
```
## Summary
| Nested classes ||
|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | [Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/text/MeasuredText.Builder) Helper class for creating a[MeasuredText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/text/MeasuredText#). |
| Public methods ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| open[Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [getBounds](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/text/MeasuredText#getBounds(kotlin.Int,%20kotlin.Int,%20android.graphics.Rect))`(`start:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `end:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `rect:` `[Rect](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/Rect.html#)`)` Retrieves the boundary box of the given range |
| open[Float](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-float/index.html) | [getCharWidthAt](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/text/MeasuredText#getCharWidthAt(kotlin.Int))`(`offset:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)` Returns the width of the character at the given offset. |
| open[Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [getFontMetricsInt](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/text/MeasuredText#getFontMetricsInt(kotlin.Int,%20kotlin.Int,%20android.graphics.Paint.FontMetricsInt))`(`start:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `end:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `outMetrics:` `[Paint.FontMetricsInt](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/Paint.FontMetricsInt.html#)`)` Retrieves the font metrics of the given range |
| open[Float](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-float/index.html) | [getWidth](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/text/MeasuredText#getWidth(kotlin.Int,%20kotlin.Int))`(`start:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `end:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)` Returns the width of a given range. |
## Public methods
### getBounds
Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open fun getBounds(
start: Int,
end: Int,
rect: Rect
): Unit
```
Retrieves the boundary box of the given range
| Parameters ||
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `start` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):an inclusive start index of the range Value is 0 or greater |
| `end` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):an exclusive end index of the range Value is 0 or greater |
| `rect` | [Rect](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/Rect.html#):an output parameter This value cannot be`null`. |
### getCharWidthAt
Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open fun getCharWidthAt(offset: Int): Float
```
Returns the width of the character at the given offset.
The units of this value are pixels.
| Parameters ||
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `offset` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):an offset of the character. Value is 0 or greater |
| Return ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Float](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-float/index.html) | Value is 0.0f or greater The units of this value are pixels. |
### getFontMetricsInt
Added in[API level 33](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open fun getFontMetricsInt(
start: Int,
end: Int,
outMetrics: Paint.FontMetricsInt
): Unit
```
Retrieves the font metrics of the given range
| Parameters ||
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `start` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):an inclusive start index of the range Value is 0 or greater |
| `end` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):an exclusive end index of the range Value is 0 or greater |
| `outMetrics` | [Paint.FontMetricsInt](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/Paint.FontMetricsInt.html#):an output metrics object This value cannot be`null`. |
### getWidth
Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open fun getWidth(
start: Int,
end: Int
): Float
```
Returns the width of a given range.
The units of this value are pixels.
| Parameters ||
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `start` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):an inclusive start index of the range Value is 0 or greater |
| `end` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):an exclusive end index of the range Value is 0 or greater |
| Return ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Float](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-float/index.html) | Value is 0.0f or greater The units of this value are pixels. |